xara.
a pointed stick (such as an arrow or spear) whose head has been hardened by fire
Meaning & usage
a pointed stick (such as an arrow or spear) whose head has been hardened by fire
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit शर (śara). Compare Spanish jara.
gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer), particularly
gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer) subspecies C. l. subsp. ladanifer, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula
scrub (thick vegetation)
Where this word comes from
[Alt: Botanical illustration of Cistus ladanifer, a flowering shrub with five papery white petals surrounding the yellow stamens.] Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese xara, from Arabic شَعْرَاء (šaʕrāʔ), from شَعْر (šaʕr, “hair, fur”). The original meaning of “hairy” semantically extended to refer to places covered in vegetation (as in etymology 2 sense 2). Compare Mirandese xara, Spanish jara.
variety of red grape from Beira, Portugal
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
dogfish shark (any shark of the order Squaliformes), particularly
dogfish shark (any shark of the order Squaliformes) gulper shark (any shark in the genus Centrophorus)
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
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